College?s payment to Brady puts focus on foundations

Tom Brady spoke at Salem State University May 7.

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Colleges use foundations to fund a range of items, including events like Tom Brady?s talk at Salem State last month, for which he was paid $170,000.

Brian Williams won?t return as NBC News anchor, report says

Williams probably will take a role at MSNBC primarily in breaking news, a report said.

Jeb Bush spoke at Adams Memorial Opera House in Derry, N.H., on Tuesday after announcing his presidential bid the day before.

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GOP in N.H., Iowa frets about states? declining influence

Republicans in New Hampshire and Iowa say their states will be undercut by Fox News? plans to limit the first presidential debate to the top 10 GOP candidates.

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A climate change committee at the school rejected the idea of blanket divestment in all fossil fuel companies.

Middlesex court official faces inquiry over bail money

Michael Brennan, a longtime assistant clerk magistrate, allegedly deposited bail money into his own account.

Woman to be featured on $10 bill ? but who?

The Treasury Department will solicit ideas for what woman should be on the $10 bill in 2020, the centennial of the 19th Amendment.

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The proposal for smaller carry-ons provoked a backlash among travelers and some airlines.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/06/12/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/Hill_061215_MemorialT_6.jpg Teen slain in Dorchester is mourned at wake

Jonathan Dos Santos, 16, was shot to death the night of June 10 as he rode a bicycle to his aunt?s house.

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Joyce Mitchell allegedly talked to two inmates about a murder-for-hire plot before the men escaped.

William J. Ostiguy High School in Boston held its graduation at AMC Loews in Boston.

ABCD William J. Ostiguy High School

Now playing at movie theaters: pretty much anything

In an age of streaming video, cinemas are being reimagined as multifaceted event spaces capable of hosting a variety of affairs.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/06/18/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/abraham-8695.jpg A cautious, joyful return after conviction reversed

It took a decade, and an army of investigators and attorneys, to reveal the flaws that sent Angel Echavarria to prison. Now he is free.

Jun 17, 2015; Atlanta, GA, USA; Boston Red Sox manager John Farrell (53) argues a call with first base umpire Larry Vanover (27) in the seventh inning of their game against the Atlanta Braves at Turner Field. Mandatory Credit: Jason Getz-USA TODAY Sports

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Red Sox continue to sink with loss to Braves

The Red Sox blew two leads and left eight on base as they lost their eighth game in the past nine outings.

Red Sox GM Ben Cherington signed Hanley Ramirez to a four-year, $88 million deal in November.

Alex Speier

On big free agent deals, Red Sox in a bit of a slump

Boston?s return on investment for long-term, big-money deals has ranged from adequate to spectacular failure.

Ramon Hernandez (left) and Pedro  Herpin (right)  adopted Daynel, 16,  and Jordyn, 7.

How same-sex couples got the right to adopt in Mass.

A Supreme Court decision expected any day could open up the practice to families across the nation.

Evan Horowitz | Quick study

Who should pay for higher education at UMass and beyond?

Throughout the country, state support for public education is going down, and the shortfall is being made via rising tuition.

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Google, Apple hit the road with dashboard apps

Your car will soon be equipped to talk with your mobile phone.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/06/17/BostonGlobe.com/Arts/Images/476607192.jpg Top 10 moments at the 2015 CMA Music Festival

Roaming downtown, the riverfront, and beyond, here are many shows and moments we loved seeing.

Two American Bully puppies are missing in Auburn.

Rare puppies stolen by armed, masked men in Auburn

The missing dogs are American Bully puppies, which the victims had planned to sell for as much as $4,000 each.

Ground Game

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/04/23/BostonGlobe.com/Politics/Images/tracker-089.jpg Tracking the endorsements of N.H. GOP activists

In the aggregate, endorsements can signal who has the best ground game in the Granite State.

Opinion

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//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/06/16/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/stockman-1195.jpg Dolezal, Jenner raise questions about identity

Just as the words ?man? and ?woman? fail to encompass the full spectrum of human experience, so too do ?black? and ?white.?

The Big Picture

With their sensitive skin and eyes, young Guna albinos must be shuttled to and from school, avoiding the baking heat, while they watch their friends play in the streets.

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In Panama, albinos venerated as ?Children of the Moon?

Albinos make up between 5 and 10 percent of the roughly 80,000 indigenous Gunas who live on the mainland of the Guna Yala region and its islands.